I'd love to come in and talk **** and yes to bow down. And tell the haters to suck it and kiss my ass, but I can't. This was a really defensive, I'd say ugly game. Both teams played great defense. The Bulls remind me of like a flashier Spurs from 10 years ago or whatever when they swept the Cavs. Thats a compliment not a diss. They play tenacious defense, we both did, but they did it in both games. We got one in Chicago, thats awesome and great. It was ugly, but I love it.

The Spurs were an incredible half court execution team with dimesnsions, the Bulls offense is so simplisitic. Their offense is literally give Drose the ball and see if he can make something happen. They'll have an occasional back cut but really the Bulls have one of the simplist offenses in the NBA. They score off one one one's and hustle points on the offensive glass. I'd even say Miami has more dimension to their offense. It's funny because the Bulls are such a fundamentally sound defense you'd expect their offense to have some sort of structure.

If Chicago is going to have a chance to win this series Boozer has to play well enough to at least stay on the floor during crunch time. 80 million dollar contract and you play bad enough to get benched at the end of a close playoff game? He's been abysmal throughout the playoffs.

In all honesty, Gibson and Asik can handle the extra minutes. The biggest factor is gonna be Derrick Rose. If he is shooting under 40% they aren't gonna win any games.

Defensively that duo is outstanding, but Gibson is only ok offensively and Asik is useless offensively. You need more than one scorer to win this late in the playoffs. Deng is a decent scorer but he's a better third option. It's hard to shoot a high percentage when all 5 defenders are shaded towards you at all times.

Honestly I think Korver being on the court late is really what cost Chicago the game. It was 73-69 Miami when Korver entered. Chicago got 4 quick points (2 Rose free throws and a Gibson dunk set up by Rose). Then Miami went on a 9-2 run where Wade and James accounted for every point. Chicago has a tendency to try to find offense that isn't there when they need a boost. Their best offense is Rose driving and getting fouled, passing, or missing and letting an offensive rebound lead to a putback or kickout. Then they have their best defensive lineup on the court. Not to mention Korver has been worthless in the playoffs. Brewer has been significantly more useful on both ends, even Bogans is doing a better job.

Defensively that duo is outstanding, but Gibson is only ok offensively and Asik is useless offensively. You need more than one scorer to win this late in the playoffs. Deng is a decent scorer but he's a better third option. It's hard to shoot a high percentage when all 5 defenders are shaded towards you at all times.

Gibson is probably good enough to be honest, but I def understand what you are saying. Getting the type of 20/10 performances they expected out of Boozer would be massive.

Honestly I think Korver being on the court late is really what cost Chicago the game. It was 73-69 Miami when Korver entered. Chicago got 4 quick points (2 Rose free throws and a Gibson dunk set up by Rose). Then Miami went on a 9-2 run where Wade and James accounted for every point. Chicago has a tendency to try to find offense that isn't there when they need a boost. Their best offense is Rose driving and getting fouled, passing, or missing and letting an offensive rebound lead to a putback or kickout. Then they have their best defensive lineup on the court. Not to mention Korver has been worthless in the playoffs. Brewer has been significantly more useful on both ends, even Bogans is doing a better job.

Korver has been horseshit throughout the playoffs. You job is to hit 3's! Yet his isn't even hitting his 2 pointers, let alone his 3's! He is good awful on defense! I would much rather have Bogans or Brewer in there at crunch time with how poorly Korver has played thus far. How long is Coach Thibs going to wait for Korver to catch fire?

Boy, if the Bulls had gotten Joe Johnson instead of Boozer and started Gibson at the 4... that would be one hell of a lineup.

The Bulls never could have matched the Hawks offer, nor should they have even if they had the space.

The Hawks definitely weren't gonna get anybody else equal to his talent through FA, and they had the bird rights on JJ, so why not re-sign him? It might have helped them in the long-term, but not many players wish to play in Atlanta anyway. They had no choice.

If I was a superstar and I felt like my team was being slighted by the refs the whole game after a dagger slam dunk, screw getting in the face of the other team, I would get yell in the ref's face. I might get a T but it would be soooooo worth it. [/random thought]

Thibs can learn from Scotty Brooks. Look Maynor and Collison are playing great so you keep them in. Who cares if Westbrook and Ibaka have big names. Play your best players at the time. Who cares how much they get paid, and how big their name is.